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Iran-backed Iraqi militias attack Kurdistan over 450 times since beginning of war

“The attacks, carried out by Iran and its aligned Iraqi militia groups, have killed at least 14 people and wounded 85 others," Erbil-based Rudaw Media Network noted.

SMOKE RISES from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026.
A protester holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the US embassy located in Baghdad's Green Zone, while riot police deploy to block their advance, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026.

Iraq under pressure to curb Iran-backed militias after Rubio call - analysis

Iran and Iraq map. Ilustration.

Why Iran's attack on Gulf states mimics Iraq's assault on Saudi Arabia - analysis

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition Party celebrate, after election results were announced in Baghdad in November 2025.

US sets Friday deadline for Iraq to form government free of Iran-linked Maliki or face sanctions


Iran's aspirations in the region: The crossroads of uncertainty

Will Iran try to cement its role in a circle of Iraqi decision-makers, or will we witness the beginning of the end of Iran’s greater regional aspirations?

A model of Simorgh satellite-carrier rocket during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2016

Iranian-backed militias play political party by day, fighters by night

The militias are playing a dangerous game as they try to edge the US out of Iraq without inviting retaliation measures.

A headquarters building of Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) burns after being torched by demonstrators during ongoing anti-government protests, in Nassiriya, Iraq January 5, 2020

Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn Soleimani

The US Embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens to leave Iraq following the strike at Baghdad airport that killed Soleimani.

FILE PHOTO: Iranian demonstrators react during a protest against the killing of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in front of United Nations office in Tehra

Iran in Iraq

In Iraq, the Iranian regime has been active in supporting Shi’ite militias that are part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).

  QAIS AL-KHAZALI, leader of the Iran-supported force Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks during a celebration of final victory over Islamic State, at the Wadi al-Salam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards honor Jewish soldiers who died in Iran-Iraq War

From among the Iranian Jews who fought during that war as conscripted soldiers, about 15 were killed.

Unveiling ceremony for memorial to Iranian Jews killed in Iran-Iraq war‏.

How will Iraq interpret third explosion at base of Iran-backed militias?

The explosions, if seen as merely a public safety issue, can encourage the government to secure the bases and munitions used by the PMF.

An Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMU) member rides on the back of a pickup truck past a Shi’ite mural in Baghdad, Iraq

Iran denies reports of its forces being killed in air strike in Iraq

Al-Arabiya reported that Iranian-made ballistic missiles were recently transported to the base where the strike was made via trucks used to transport refrigerated food.

Popular Mobilization Forces with Iranian advisors during Hawija offensive in 2017

Iraq between the devil and the deep blue sea

Troubling as this issue is, it is Iraq’s relations with its geographical neighbors that find the state balancing on a political tightrope.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference  at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Iraq March 11, 2019

Iraqi militias bombed by unmanned aircraft, one killed - security sources

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Iraqi security forces gather at a checkpoint as cars cross into the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. denies reports of secret meetings between U.S., Iran officials

The Iranian delegation included two officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iraj Masjedi, Iran's special envoy to Iraq.

IRAN AND Iraqi flags held aloft by a woman.